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Home Based Business Start Up Secrets
Newsletter
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June 2003
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Written by Shaunta PLeasant
President, TL Manage Inc.

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recommend you start with the ďAffiliate MastersĒ email course.

Itís about 100 pages
of excellent information, based on what successful affiliate marketers do.

Itís
Your Life

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Writing A Mission Statement

A Mission Statement is the description of your business.
It is the present and future task that your business plans on accomplishing, in
about a paragraph or more, up to one page. You should mention the reason your
business is in existence.

There
are 8 key components that you can include in your Mission Statement. Note: you
do not have to put them all in your Mission Statement. You can include only the
ones that you feel are important to the mission of your business.

The Main Parts Of Your
Business Plan

Your
Business Plan should include;

Cover Sheet

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Mission Statement

Marketing Plan

Product Or Service

Operations

Information On Your Business

Financial Plan

The Main Parts Of Your
Mission Statement

The
Mission Statement is the forth part of your Business Plan. It is the heart of
your business.
It helps you keep pumping through until you have obtained your mission.

Your Mission Statement should
include these components;

Customer/Marketing

Product or Service

Geographic Domain

Technology

Concern For Survival

Company Philosophy

Self (Business) Concept

Public Image

Lets
look at an example of each component to see how that component can be
incorporated into your Mission statement.

Customer/Marketing

We
believe our first responsibility is to provide the best help to men and woman
that are considering starting their own business.

Product/ Service

Our
products and services are intended to help people to grow their businesses. Our
products include business self help and motivation.

Geographic Domain

We are
an Internet based business. You may obtain our products by downloading them off
of our web site.

Technology

We use
the most up to date technology. It is just a matter of a few clicks with your
mouse, and you can find, pay for and download our products in no time flat.

Concern For Survival

We have
targeted a specific market of people. At this point our marketing efforts are
starting to do very well. We are also adding other marketing efforts to keep us
aware of the changes in our marketing environment.

Company Philosophy

We work
hard, so that you don't have to.

Self (Business) Concept

We love
what we do, therefore we work at making sure you visit us again and again.

Public Image

We
believe and treat people the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves with
the daily emails we receive from our customers and clients about all of the
great information and services we offer them.

Putting The Mission Statement
Together

Lets
put together all of the components of the Mission Statement that we talked
about above. You can actually use just a few of the components or you can use
them all. It is up to you. All of them may or may not be needed in your Mission
Statement.

Sample Mission Statement
(With All Components)

We
believe our first responsibility is to provide the best help to men and woman
that are considering starting their own business.

Our
products and services are intended to help people to grow their businesses. Our
products include business self help and motivation.

We are
an Internet based business. You may obtain our products by downloading them off
of our web site.

We use
the most up to date technology. It is just a matter of a few clicks with your
mouse, and you can find, pay for and download our products in no time flat.

We have
targeted a specific market of people. At this point our marketing efforts are
starting to do very well. We are also adding other marketing efforts to keep us
aware of the changes in our marketing environment.

We work
hard, so that you don't have to. We love what we do, therefore we work at
making sure you visit us again and again.

We
believe and treat people the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves with
the daily emails we receive from our customers and clients about all of the
great information and services we offer them.

Sample Mission Statement
(With Some Components)

We
believe our first responsibility is to provide the best help to men and woman
that are considering starting their own business.

Our
products and services are intended to help people to grow their businesses. Our
products include business self help and motivation.

We have
targeted a specific market of people. At this point our marketing efforts are
starting to do very well. We are also adding other marketing efforts to keep us
aware of the changes in our marketing environment.

We
believe and treat people the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves with
the daily emails we receive from our customers and clients about all of the
great information and services we offer them.

The first thing you need to do is make sure you have all of your finances in
order. Set up a planning notebook to keep track of all of your transactions.
This notebook will also help you organizes your home internet based business
opportunities appointments as well.
Step #2. Decide On The Type Of Home Based Business You Want To Start

Make a list of twenty things you are interested in. Pick five of them that you
feel you would enjoy the most. Finally, pick the one that you want to do the
most. I suggest you picking home internet based business opportunities doing
something that you enjoy doing.

If you
pick one you like, it will not be so tedious. It will be a joy. You can search
home internet based business opportunities magazines, your local newspaper,
ask people you know or the Internet to help you find a business opportunity
that you are interested in starting.

Step
#3. Choose A Legal Form

The four basic legal forms are sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
liability company and corporation. The most common is the sole proprietorship.
But, I recommend the corporation.

Step #4. Determine Where The money Will Come From

There are three ways to finance home internet based business opportunities
start-up costs: use your own money, obtain a loan, or find investors.

It is
better for a small business to self finance your business. This is a better
choice because you will have less debt, therefore, helping your business bottom
line financially.

Step #5. Make Sure You Investigate And Research Any Home Based Business
Opportunity

There are so many scam artist out there in the world and they will take your
money. So, call the company, call the BBB, call the Chamber of Commerce, check
the Internet, the library, just make sure you are dealing with a legitimate
company..

Step #6. Get Commercial Business Insurance

Contact a commercial business insurance agent and get home internet
based business opportunities insurance. This is insurance for your business.
It works similar to car insurance.

If for
some reason someone sued your business. This insurance policy would fight for
your businesses rights.

Step #7. Choose A Mailing Address

Using a post office or drop box as the business address down plays the fact you
are an home internet based business opportunities. It also prevents customers
from dropping in at all hours.

Step #8. Pick A Business Name, Then Register It

If the home based business name you choose is different form your name, file an
assumed (or fictitious) name certificate with the state. You are notified if
another business already has that name, so you can select a new one.

Contact
your Secretary of the State Office, they can help you with the forms you will
need to file. The cost for your fictitious business name is very inexpensive.

Step #9. Write A Business And A Marketing Plan

A good
business plan
should include a description of what you are selling, who your prospective
customers are, how you plan to promote your home internet based business
opportunities and how much money is need for start up costs.

A good marketing plan should explain the total market for your product. Who
your target market is and how you plan on marketing them in great detail.
Step #10 Create A Record Keeping System

Put together a simple and effective bookkeeping system for income and expenses.
Use a pocket divider for each month's receipts, bank statement, deposit
tickets, and canceled checks.

Keep
your personal records separate from your home based business records. Contact a
qualified record keeper for information about obtaining their services..
Step #11 Get A Business Lawyer

A business lawyer is a must. They can help you with the start up of your home
internet based business opportunities. They can make sure that all of your
Law issues are handled properly. They can help you with just about every
aspect of your businesses activities.

Step #12 Obtain Licenses And Permits

It's very important not to overlook any necessary licenses or permits. Some
cities and counties require a general home based business license. If the
product or service you sell is taxable, you need a state sales tax permit.
Contract your local government office for more information.

We have put a huge emphasis on training. As long as I can remember I was being
trained on something or another.

From the early beginnings I can recall my mom and dad telling me "No, No, No!"
or "Stop That!Ē I guess they were training me to keep my hands off of their
stuff.

So as you can tell training has always been a part of all of lives. That's why
we have put together this Work Shop. The intentions of this program is to
direct you in the right direction to help you start your business in a
successful manner.

This Work Shop is also a good training opportunity for someone that already has
a business, but needs a boost to get it moving into a more profitable
direction.

The Top rated business to start is a Net Auction Business.
This is the perfect business for start ups. You can and will
learn everything you need to know to help with a new or an
existing business. For more details about this opportunity
go to: